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West Asia War LIVE Updates: Sole way for non-hostile vessels to cruise through Strait of Hormuz is to coordinate with Iran, says Iranian Defence Council
The Iranian Defence Council has announced that the transit of "non-hostile vessels" through the strategic Strait of Hormuz is now strictly dependent on prior "coordination with Iranian officials". According to a report by state broadcaster Press TV on Monday, this move comes amidst what Tehran describes as ongoing military aggression by the United States and Israel against Iranian territory: ANI
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West Asia War LIVE Updates: We call on all countries to hold aggressors accountable, says Iran`s Consul General in Mumbai
Iran`s Consul General in Mumbai, Saeid Reza Mosayeb Motlagh, said that the international community should engage in talks with the parties that initiated the war and ask them to cease such acts. Motlagh, while talking to ANI, called upon all countries to make the aggressor act in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and international law: ANI
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West Asia War LIVE Updates: Iranian report claims energy infrastructure damage in strikes
A semiofficial Iranian news agency close to Iran`s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard reported early Tuesday that two energy sites had been struck by airstrikes. The report by the Fars news agency appeared timed to call into question comments by US President Donald Trump, who extended his deadline for Tehran to halt its attacks that have effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf. Trump had threatened to strike Iranian power plants: AP
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West Asia War LIVE Updates: White House sees Iran`s Parliament Speaker as potential partner, future leader
The US is considering the possibility of making Iran`s parliament speaker a potential partner -- and even a future leader -- as US President Donald Trump is signalling towards willingness to come to the diplomatic table instead of military coercion in Iran, Politico reported: ANI